Perceiving In Depth: Volume 1 Basic Mechanisms

The book emphasizes "experience-dependent" neural plasticity—the idea that the brain's visual circuits must be "tuned" by environmental stimuli during early development to function correctly.

The book outlines the precise behavioral and analytic procedures used to measure how subjects respond to visual stimuli, establishing the rigorous scientific standard for modern depth research. The Biological Machinery of Vision Perceiving in Depth Volume 1 Basic Mechanisms

Howard details historical display systems like panoramas, peepshows, and the invention of the stereoscope, which first allowed humans to artificially simulate depth. The text follows the visual signal from the

The text follows the visual signal from the eye through the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) to the visual cortex. It pays specific attention to the columnar organization of the cortex, which is specialized for depth-related processing. As the first entry in a three-volume series,

Howard provides a comprehensive review of how depth perception matures from the embryonic stage to post-natal life.

As the first entry in a three-volume series, it focuses exclusively on the sensory and physiological "building blocks" of depth perception, moving from historical discovery to the latest in neural plasticity.